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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/055001 [Registered on: 10/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 05/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   LAVANA POTTALI SWEDA AND VALUKA POTTALI SWEDA IN AMAVATAJANYA SHOTHADI LAKSHANA W.S.R TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 
Scientific Title of Study   AN OPEN LABELLED RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL TRIAL OF LAVANA POTTALI SWEDA AND VALUKA POTTALI SWEDA IN AMAVATAJANYA SHOTHADI LAKSHANA W.S.R TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Romana Barodiya 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda college 
Address  OPD NO.5 Department of panchakarma, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda Collage and Hospital, Bhadra.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380001
India 
Phone  9978667431  
Fax    
Email  romanabarodiya786@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Vd Falgun P patel 
Designation  M.D.(Ayu), Panchakarma specialist, Reader, Deputy Director of Training & Research, AYUSH, Gujrat 
Affiliation  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda college 
Address  OPD NO.5 Department of panchakarma, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda Collage and Hospital, Bhadra.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380001
India 
Phone  9426404004  
Fax    
Email  vd.falgun@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Vd Falgun P patel 
Designation  M.D.(Ayu), Panchakarma specialist, Reader, Deputy Director of Training & Research, AYUSH, Gujrat 
Affiliation  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda college 
Address  OPD NO.5 Department of panchakarma, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda Collage and Hospital, Bhadra.

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380001
India 
Phone  9426404004  
Fax    
Email  vd.falgun@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Akhandanand Ayurveda Collage and Hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda college 
Address  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda college and Hospital, Bhadra,Ahmedabad 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
ROMANA BARODIYA  Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College And Hospital  OPD NO.5, Department of panchakarma Akhandanand Ayurveda Collage and Hospital, Bhadra
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9978667431

romanabarodiya786@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical committe  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  , (1) ICD-10 Condition:M20-M25||Other joint disorders. Ayurveda Condition: AMAVATAJANYA SHOTHADI LAKSHANA W.S.R OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Comparator ArmProcedure-piNDasvedaH, पिण्डस्वेदः (Procedure Reference: cakrapani amavatjanya 26chap/1,2, Procedure details: 1.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sand -4 kg Cotton cloth (45 cm X 45 cm) - 4 Tag- 4 Vessel (iron) - 1 Towel- 1 Attendents-2 2.PREPARATION OF POTTALI: • Valuka pottali sweda: - Clean sand, which is devoid of gravel and other waste materials, collect from a neat place will be used for this purpose. -A vessel preferably iron will be placed on a stove and 4kg sand will be heated. Four pottali will be prepared. - Each pottali has 250gm sand. Pottali will be reheat using remaining 3kg san)
2Intervention ArmProcedure-piNDasvedaH, पिण्डस्वेदः (Procedure Reference: Caraka sutra sthan, Procedure details: 1.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samudra Lavana -4 kg Cotton cloth (45 cm X 45 cm) - 4 Tag- 4 Vessel (iron) - 1 Towel- 1 Attendents-2 2.PREPARATION OF POTTALI: • Lavana pottali sweda: -A vessel preferably iron will be placed on a stove and four kg lavana will be heated. Four pottalies will be prepared. Each pottalies have 250gm sand. Pottali will be reheated using remaining 3kg Lavana. 3.PRE OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: The patient will be seated on the droni with leg extended. 4.PROCEDU)
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients presenting with the classical signs and symptoms of AMAVATAJANYA SOTHADI LAKSHAN(Rheumatoid arthritis) will be taken into consideration like SANDHISHULA(Pain in joints),SANDHI STABDHTA(Stiffness in joints),SANDHI GUARVATA(Heaviness in joints),SAPARSHASHAYTA(Tenderness in joints) and SANDHI SHOTHA(Swelling in joints).
patients who are indicated for swedana. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Severe systemic diseases like cardiac disorders and carcinogenic condition, pregnant/lactating women, SWEDANA AYOGYA PATIENTS, Chronicity more than 10 years, PITTAJA PRAKRUTI And PITTAJA VIKARA, Gouty arthritis.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Find Improvement in signs & symptoms of Amavatajanya shothadi lakshana with the help of objective & subjective criteria.
Pain in joints
Stiffness in joints
Heaviness in joints
Tenderness in joints
Swelling in joints 
14days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Find Improvement in signs & symptoms of Amavatajanya shothadi lakshana with the help of scoring pattern, Assessment of RA-factor.  4 week 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 26/11/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 26/11/2024 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

  In Allopathy medical science, DMARDs and steroids are used to manage pain in Aamvata.  But these drugs produce various side effects and also don’t completely eradicate or cure the  disease. So, Ayurveda has solution to this current problem. Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis is 0.75% projected to the whole population of  India Thus, Rheumatoid arthritis is a serious problem and a serious solution is needed to find out. So, this disease is selected for research work.

 
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